The sophomore forward Jill Witmer scored on an unassisted breakaway in the 81st minute as Maryland came from two goals down to beat top-seeded North Carolina, 3-2, in overtime and win its eighth N.C.A.A. title. The Terrapins scored twice in the final...

March 5, 2010, Friday

Before his United States team played Japan on Saturday morning for the bronze medal, Manager Davey Johnson planned to make a quick speech. Just to remind his players that a consolation prize in what might be the final Olympic baseball competition was...

THE three friends sit at the kitchen table, Halloween decorations billowing around them, finishing each other's sentences, with a lot of 21st-century teenage patois like ''like'' and ''random.'' There's homework to be done, sure, but that can wait a...

November 7, 2004, Sunday

Resilient Russia is going to another gold-medal game in women's volleyball, and it will take on China, which ended Cuba's streak of three straight Olympic championships. Hao Yang killed four of her team's last 5 points in the fifth set and...

TRYING to describe Bea Thomas is a bit like trying to zero in on a moving target. ''Feisty'' is one word that often comes up when people mention her, but that doesn't quite do it. ''Disciplined'' is another, but that's only part of the picture. What...

June 27, 2004, Sunday

The thing about a long winning streak is that the anticipation seems to run forever, and those involved don't want to do anything to jinx it. So it was with great trepidation that Debbie Walls prepared the celebration snack Wednesday night for...

November 2, 2003, Sunday

The United States finished in ninth place in the women's field hockey World Cup after beating Japan, 4-2, on penalty strokes yesterday in Perth, Australia. The teams were scoreless in regulation and in overtime. The Americans scored on all four...

December 8, 2002, Sunday

IT has been another outstanding field hockey season for Westchester high schools, some of which are now on the long playoff trail. North Salem, a traditional small-school Class C power, had an undefeated regular season, beating and tying strong...

November 3, 2002, Sunday

When Christie Shore stepped into the recruiting office at the College of New Jersey a few years ago, she stared at the trophies covering the tabletops and at the all-American certificates and coaching awards that seemed to paper the walls. Sharon...